Short introduction to PRIDE - Lucas ZINNER, Head of Research Services and Career Development Office, University of Vienna, President of the PRIDE Network

Target audience

Vice-Rectors/Heads/Deans of Doctoral Schools/Programmes, doctoral supervisors, academics, senior managers and professionals from UNICA/PRIDE and outside the UNICA/PRIDE Networks working in the area of doctoral education

Theme

UNICA introduced the PhD MASTER CLASS in 2009. At that time, doctoral schools were recently or barely introduced in many European universities. Ten years later, the landscape of doctoral education has changed significantly. While numerous universities have developed doctoral programmes, the scope and focus of doctoral education has evolved. Apart from its initial objectives, namely increasing the completion rate for PhD degrees, boosting the research output, shortening the time-to-degree, monitoring closer the PhD trajectories and enhancing the quality of doctoral education, additional aims have been set, such as the development of transferable skills of doctoral candidates and providing guidance for career planning of doctorate holders. Increasingly, this requires considering perspectives outside academia in a context in which employability of doctorate holders becomes a critical issue. A recent study undertaken by the EUA-CDE also shows that issues such as adequate funding, research ethics, international recruitment or well-being of candidates are currently considered as strategic priorities at many institutions. Many of these topics are actually closely linked to tasks associated with doctoral schools.

Speakers and Facilitators

Mick Fuller, Professor of Plant Physiology at University of Plymouth, Director of FULLER Education Ltd, former Head of Graduate School at the University of Plymouth, former Chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE), former EUA-CDE Steering Committee Member

Melita Kovačević, Professor, University of Zagreb, Vice-President of the PRIDE Network, former Chair of EUA-CDE Steering Committee, former Vice-Rector for Research and Technology, University of Zagreb

Jacques Lanarès, Professor, University of Lausanne, UNICA Steering Committee Member & Chair of UNICA Group on Doctoral Education, former Vice-Rector for Quality, Human Resources & Development of Teaching, University of Lausanne

Kenneth Wann, PRIDE Network Board Member, former Deputy Dean of Graduate College at Cardiff University

Lucas Zinner, Head of Research Services and Career Development Office, University of Vienna, President of the PRIDE Network

Important dates & additional information

Participation fee includes: accommodation (4 nights at the Residence of the Centre for Advanced Academic Studies), breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks, 2 dinners and the participation in the social programme. The fee does not cover travel expenses of participants.